This chart shows the voting methods Harris County (TX) voters used to cast ballots in individual midterm and presidential election years since 2002. The options afforded by the Texas Election Code to cast a ballot include mail, early in-person and Election Day. The category “mail+EV” aggregates mail and early voters. The chart shows that the last year a majority of the electorate in Harris County (TX) voted on Election Day was in 2006.The chart shows that the percentage of the electorate casting ballots on Election Day in even-numbered year November elections has steadily declined since 2002. Over the past four elections, an average of 78 percent of voters cast their ballots before Election Day..The chart compares changes in the voting methods Harris County (TX) voters used to cast ballots in midterm and presidential election years. The category “mail+EV” aggregates mail and early voters.
